Heart Rhythm

Hearts should have normal rhythm to their beats, but when these beats are out of synch, it causes inefficient pumping of blood. Irregular heart arrhythmias occur when the electrical signals that coordinate the heart's beats do not work properly. This can cause beats that are too fast (tachycardia), or too slow (bradycardia). Tachycardias include atrial fibrillation (AFib), supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia (VT). Bradycardias include sick sinus syndrome and conduction block. Electrophysiology arrhythmia treatments include medications, life style changes, and the EP lab interventions of catheter ablation, and implantable pacemakers or defibrillators.

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Elevated heart rate tied to a greater risk of dementia

The study included more than 2,000 older adults who were followed for up to 12 years.

December 3, 2021
Patient doctor with masks. A team of specialists from Cleveland Clinic reviewed nearly 3,000 medications, writing that a common type 2 diabetes medication offered the most potential as an effective treatment for AFib. 

DOACs outperform VKAs among cardiac amyloidosis patients with HF, AFib

Outcomes from patients prescribed apixaban, rivaroxaban or dabigatran were compared with outcomes from patients given warfarin. 

December 2, 2021

Trying to anticipate major AFib events among HCM patients

Old age, a history of arrhythmia and obesity are just some of the factors clinicians should keep in mind when treating HCM patients. 

December 1, 2021
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Data-driven ICM device management: EP’s ‘game-changer’ is building momentum

Sponsored by BIOTRONIK

The world of EP keeps getting busier and busier, and ICMs make it easier for clinicians to keep up. 

November 22, 2021

Women are still experiencing COVID-related heart issues months after being diagnosed—and they may need extra help

The new analysis showed why women struggling to fully recover from COVID-19 may benefit from a targeted rehab program. 

November 19, 2021
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AFib patients able to safely transition from warfarin to a DOAC

The new analysis, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, explored what happens with AFib patients shift their anticoagulant strategy. 

November 19, 2021

Black, Hispanic AFib patients less likely to start anticoagulant therapy, new VA study finds

Researchers wrote that they hope their findings can help guide the creation of policies that reduce disparities in care for AFib patients. 

November 18, 2021
Doctors have increasingly been seeing breast exams with swollen lymph nodes imitating cancer in patients who have received a vaccine, prompting Penn Medicine providers to offer up guidance. mammography mammogram breast cancer

Women much more likely to develop AFib after a breast cancer diagnosis

The analysis included data from more than 85,000 breast cancer patients and an equal number of healthy women with no history of breast cancer. 

November 18, 2021
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